8 Beauty Benefits Of Vitamin C
LAURENTINE TEN BOSCH
When you think of Vitamin C, you tend to think about immune defense and beating those pesky colds and flu. Yet, Vitamin C is an essential beauty nutrient too!
Many of us have tried expensive cosmetics and skincare to try and prevent signs of aging, when one of the most powerful and inexpensive ways to maintain a healthy glow is by consuming plenty of Vitamin C. There's a catch though - because it’s a water-soluble vitamin, your body doesn’t store it, so you need to consume it every day through what you eat! Superfoods such as acerola cherry, camu camu and goji berries are some of the world's most potent sources of vitamin C! Want to know other sources? See 10 of the top natural sources of vitamin C.
Ensure you get plenty of vitamin C each day to reap these benefits:
1. Longer Nails
Vitamin C helps maintain the integrity of our nails by strengthening them from the inside out by helping the body to produce collagen.
2. Prevents Signs Of Aging
As it’s a potent antioxidant, it helps to keep wrinkles and skin dryness at bay by fighting free radical damage.
3. It Helps You Look (And Feel) Energized
A deficiency in iron can lead to anemia resulting in fatigue and weakness. Vitamin C helps you absorb iron from the food you eat which helps you feel and appear more energized!
4. It Protects Your Skin From Sun Damage!
Vitamin C not only helps to prevent UV damage, acting like a mild natural sunscreen, it also helps to fade sides of damage already done by the sun due to it’s powerful free radical fighting properties.
5. It Supports Lustrous, Strong Hair
Having enough Vitamin C can help prevent split ends and dry hair by strengthening the hair follicle and stimulating hair growth. In fact, low intake of Vitamin C may be a root cause for a number of hair related problems that affect our hair growth!
6. It Firms And Tightens Your Skin
Vitamin C is necessary for the production of collagen, which helps gives skin its firmness and tone. When the skin is deficient in collagen, it becomes dull and lifeless. Having enough Vitamin C is essential to ensure you’re producing enough collagen for perfectly plump and healthy skin!
7. It Helps Repair Any Blemishes
The body uses Vitamin C to replace damaged tissue, helping to heal wounds such as cuts, bruises and acne-related blemishes. Want to clear your skin and reduce the redness? Try upping your intake of Vitamin C!
8. Silky Smooth Skin
Lumps, bumps and rough patches be gone! Without enough nutrients the skin becomes rough and dry. Creams containing Vitamin C improves the appearance and texture of skin as it increases elastin formation which thickens, protects and heals skin cells. The thickening effect helps to retain moisture, increases skin circulation and plumps up the skin surface.
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Laurentine ten Bosch, filmmaker of Food Matters, Hungry For Change and TRANSCENDENCE - Live Life Beyond The Ordinary and founder of FMTV. Along with James Colquhoun, Laurentine founded Food Matters, giving people the tools (films, books, website, TV) to take charge of their own health. Food Matters is an internationally acclaimed widely popular documentary about the medical and healthcare industries. Their latest documentary, Hungry For Change, reveals how the diet and processed food industries are the enemies of permanent weight loss, vibrant health, and natural living. From here, FMTV was born! A place where we can access vital information by watching all of your favorite inspiring documentaries, expert interviews & recipe videos in one place.